NFL source: 49ers’ stadium effort is accounted for in the upcoming CBA

It’s very, very, very complicated. So complicated that the details span many pages of the pending CBA, and probably still have blurry patches throughout.

I’m writing a column on this now, but the short review:

* The coming CBA has included three “stadium credits” for future potential sites, and the 49ers’ situation is included in them, according to a high-ranking NFL source.

The credits are a precursor to the establishment of a loan program. It’s not the players doing the loaning, but the CBA had to create a mechanism so that loan money is removed from the percentage split with the players.

Next, the owners have to decide to actually loan the money, and that’s no gimme.

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But now the owners don’t have to worry that they’ll pay twice–the percentage to the players, then the loan to one of their fellow owners.

It’s like getting a tax break if you purchase a car–you only get the break if you actually purchase the car, so what do you do? You purchase the car.

* It means that the 49ers’ Santa Clara hopes just cleared a big hurdle.

There’s a lot more to go. The Yorks are probably still only 20 to 25% of the way to getting full funding for this stadium idea.

But there is a CBA-set avenue for loan money, just like there was in the previous CBA, though that was drained by 2006.

The 49ers very much need that money.

If they hadn’t been accounted for in this CBA, I’d say it’s likely the 49ers would have almost zero hope to build the proposed stadium.

Now, they still have hope.

* But again, it’s incredibly complicated.

In fact, I was told that the 49ers are not specifically mentioned as a potential loan recipient. It’s being done by area–the Bay Area, Los Angels and a third area, possibly Minnesota.

So the Yorks still might have to deal with Al Davis and the Raiders in these discussions, which, of course, can get tricky.

It would seem that league funding for a combined 49ers/Raiders stadium would be a major set-back. First of all Al Davis would demand some major input (and changes), perhaps even a different location. And even if it stayed in Santa Clara, there would have to be another EIR to accommodate the impact of both teams playing games (twice as many dates) in that stadium.

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The EIR in Santa Clara already accounted for two teams and the vote by citizens had an NFL team listed as a possibility on the proposal.

If the Raiders move in with the 49ers Santa Clara gets back the entire $114M they pledged therefore completely giving the city a free stadium.

The owners hate Al Davis and they will force him to share in the Bay Area or in Los Angeles. Minnesota is for sure the 3rd market to get funding after what happened with the Metrodome last year.

If I was a San Diego Chargers fan I would tripping “balls” that they were not included.

That means the NFL is looking to move them and another team to Los Angeles.

I do not believe Al Davis would leave the Bay Area so he can share in LA. That makes no sense, at least the 49ers/Raiders get along and they can strike a deal here.

I am sure they can give Al full money on the luxury suites for his games and premium seating. While the 49ers can revenue share on the rest with him.

In the meanwhile he can work in Oakland but he will not get any help from the NFL…